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A Beautiful New World

1999
Directed byShi Runjiu
1h 37m

A satirical comedy about a country bumpkin who goes to the big city, and ends up teaching the cynical city folk a few lessons about basic human decency. The hero leaves home for the first time to go to Shanghai, to collect his lottery prize - a brand new apartment. However, when he arrives, he is told by the developers that his apartment block will take a year and a half to complete. He decides to find a job in Shanghai and wait for his apartment to materialise...

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Jiang WuZhang BaogenTao HongHuang Jinfang
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Richie Jen
Xiaobai
Wu BaiAh Liang
Tong ZhengweiMrs. Cai
Lin DongfuReal Estate Manager
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ComedyDrama
STATUSReleased
RATING
5.7

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